Time-stamp.



F. PURDY.

'man s'rmr. r AYPLIOATION FILED 00T. 24,1904.

901,469. Patented ot.2o,19oy

8 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

A -ZP TIME STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.

901,469. Patend occ.2o,19o8.

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UUUUU @bena/or.'

F. PURDY.

TIME STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 24, 1904.

901,469. Patented Oct. 20, 1908.

3 EERSTE-SHEET 3.

specificationfi to be impressed; and, 'Fi

.f5 pression mechanism.

UNITED sTA s PATENT oEEIcE.

FMDERIU PURY, OF CHICAGO, LLINIS.

Pm-STAMP.

j No. 901,469.

Applicant mea october 24, 1904,. sean No. 229,869. 4

following is a full, clear, concise, and exa-et.v

description, reference beinghad to thenccompari ying drawing, forming a part of this My inventionI relates to time stamps and automatic numbering devices. V

ln many places, such as record rooms, where documentsare recorded, it is necessary to indorse thereon the exact time when the document isfilevd for record, aud also to numerically numlr the documents so tiled.

One of theobuts ot' my invention is the combining' in a single compact stamp, meehnnism for pjrlning'lii'ne and an automatic numbering device. t l 4 .For the purpose of revealing my .inven-y tion, l. have worked out on-.` torni thereof,

which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which the saine rei'crenceY cha-r- -acters are used to designatc'lilre parte in the several figures'. 'y Y The otlier 1iovel features of my linvention -will' appear from the following description 3o of my invention .als illustrated in said drawings, and partirnlarlypointeil ont in theappeniledciaims.

In the drawings. Figure l a .front sectional elevation of .my invention; li`iggv2 is :t view of thc impression adapted to' be made thereby; Fig. 3 is a sectionaf View taken on thcl line l--l of Fig. 11; Fig. 4 a 'sectional View on the line :tw-4 of Fin'. l; Fig. 5 is a 'vii-w on the line 5-5 of Big. 'l; l'4`ig. G is 4!) :i L'mffional View taken on thev broken line (iM- of Fig. l; Fi 'i' is a sectional View on thc line 7--7 oi? Fig. l; Fig'. 'S thc 'saine as Fig. 7, showing the imIn-cssion unir-.lianisrn in engagement with the surface is a sei-tional View on the lino 9-9 of Big. l.

Referring to the drawings by retin-ence characters, a suitablesupporting .traine is provided, said frame having lrijrs'or gage parts l, l, :ula ted to engage the sui-tace to lic stznnped an adjust the iiiiprcfjrsion incoh- `:msm relative to said surface. iald casing has side walls 2, 2, pi'i-tci'ably turned dfn-vn' thcrofrol'n und adapted to ipclowi'; the iin- Suid snlc walls extend between the end pieces 3, 3, winch sup- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented oct. 2o, 190s.

for the motor mechanism adapted to rest upon the table 4.

A central post or rod 9 is adapted lto reciprocate within asuitable bearing or aperture 10 4in the table 4, said rod carrying a downwardy extending portion 11, said por-A tion being ott' set 4to accommodate the relative sizes of the printing mechanism and numbering device, as shown in Fig. 1. suitable supporting plate 12 is provided, said-mechanisms being pivoted to the extended portion ll of the. rod 9, and the downwardly extending end of the support;

ing plate 12. Carried by the supporting` i plate 12 i-s a suitable hand e 13 or actuating the impression mechanisms, sai ing adapted to move the rod 9, and late 12, whenan iin ression is made` coiled spring lll :is isposed about the rod v9, between the table 4. and the'supporting plate 12,v and is adapted to retain the printing mechanism in normal position, the handle 13 being depressed against the power or' the spring 14 when, an impression is made.

A suitable shaft l5 is journaled between one of the downwardly. extending ends of the snpportinv plate 12,a.nd the extended end of the rod5 9, said shaft carrying a plurality oftyp wheels. I

n time stamps having a plurality of type wheels for printing time, it is desirable that the Wheels remain stationary and in position for making an impression, and that .said wheels bemovcd quickly and intermittently to vary the character of the impression adapted to be made thereby, in order to have the said wheels, at all times inl position for handle bemaking the proper impression, and that said employed for accomplishing thi relnt'ie intermittent movement ot' the type wheels, in

a system of cams and ratchet. wheels attached to said type wheels, said ratchet wheels being moved bye serie of pawls, said pawls being actuated by a second series of pawls adapted to ride upon, and follow the contour of said cams. A stationary shaft 16 is pivot-ed between the extended end 11 of the rod i), and the supporting plate 12, said stationary shaft heilig adapted to support Said ratchet actuating and cam riding pawls, said stationary shaft also supporting,

der; the type wheel 18 carrieslhe numeral.J 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, (l, the type wheel 19v '1, 2 3, carries the numerals-1, 2, 3, 4, 5 0, 1` 2, 3, 4,

. '5, O, the type wheel 20 carries he numerals i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,' 7, e, 9,10, 11, 1 2, nie typo wheel 2l carries six A. M. characters, 11,1'- ranged consecutively, and six P. M. charac ters, arranged consecutively. T11/Q type wheel 22 carries the numerals 1, 2, 3. 4 l, 6, 7, 8, 9,

` O, and the type. wheel 23 carries the folle ing blank spaces and numerals, blank 1, 2, 3, blank 1, 2, 3, blank 1, 2, 3.

The type wheel 1S is adapted to print the -nnits column of the minutes and the type wheel 1S) is adapted to print the tens column of the minutes. It will be seen, therefore, that when the type wheel 18 makes one revolution the type wheel 19 Should be moved one notch or to bring the next character upon Said Wheel in to printing position. The type wheel 2() is ada ted to print thehonr, consequently when tie type Wheel 1S) has made a half revolution the type Wheel V2() should be turned to bring the, next character thereon into printi'er position. The type wheel 21. which carries the indications 1\. M. and 'l). M. is moved one notch or to bring,r the next character1 thtreon into printing osltion, when thel type wheel 19 has movedhine revolution, thns )ringing one of the indications A. M. -or one of the iiidications ,1?. lll. into printing position every two hours.4 'The type Wheel 22 is adapted to print the units columny of the day of the month, the said Wheel being adapted to move to brin-g the next .character thereon 4into printing position when the wheel,` 21 has made one revolution, and the wheel 23 which printf@ the tens column ofthe day of the 'monthis moved 'to ,bring the -next character thereon into 'printing position when the wheel 22 is movedone revolution.

The shaft 15 is driven continuously by the` motor mechanism by means of the pinion 7, the idh` pinion 24 carried. by the stationary shaft. 1G and the pinion 25 carried by the shaft- 15. as shown in Fig. 3, Pivoted to the pinion '25 and adapted to rotate with Said pinion is a rain wheel. 21 shown in Fig. Il. A 0am riding finger or pawl 27, is pivoted to the stationary shaft 1(1,said pawl preferably having lwo arms or members adapted to en frage the am wheel 2G npon dian'ietrically opposite sides thereof and to oscillate there on as the cam wheel 26 is :notatedf An capement wheel .28, shown in Fig. is car-- ried by the shaft 15, said escapement wheel having a hollow interior arrangel eoncen trieally with the shaft 15, and preferably having a small-Hat coiled springfl dis posed within said hollow interior-one end. -of'said spring being attached to the eseapement wheel 28, and the other end thereof be ing attached to the shaft 15. U-shaped escapenient lever 30 is adapted to engage the periphery of the escapement Wheel 2S, the arms ,of the lever preferably engaging the wheel on diametrieally opposite sides there of, said escapennant lever being pivoted by .fneans of pins 31 to the cam pawl 27, the movement of the 4escapelnent'lever 8() being controlled by the oscillations of the cam pawl 27. The cam 32 and the type wheel '1.5 are pivobed to the escapement wheel 28.

A cam riding pawl 33 pivoted to the stationary 'Sharif 16 is' 'adapted to 'follow the Cantoni' of the earn 32, said pawl being; herl in engagement therewith' by the small coiled spring 34 preferably held in position by the plateor rod 17. Preferably iiorn'ied inteffral with the cani pawl is a. strip 35 exten( ingr longitudinally 'with thevshaft 15, the free end of said strip being pivoted to Said shaf asshown in 1Wg. 9. The strip 35 cai a Sinall'projeeting lng or finger 3G. Vl-ivotiedtoV the shaft 15 is a plate 25T having a slot formedin. the free end thereof engaging a pin Seenred to the projection 3G carried by `the' rod or/bar 35. livoled to the plate 37 is a ratchet actuating pawl Ili held in engage ment lhhrewith by a Small spring, and ada ted to engage the periphery oi the ratelliet wheel 39, said ratchet wheel being pivoted to and adapted torotate .the type lwheel 19, as shown in. Fig'l.'

The operation of so much oit-he printing' mechanism as has'been described, is fol lows: The `shaft 15 `is rotated continuously by pinions 7,' 24 and The ea'capement wheel 2S'is held rom rotation by the prong." of the escapement lever 30'. As the shaft 15 is rotated power isl stored in the small coiled s ring 29. As the cam wheel 213 Aoaeillate t e cam'riding pawl 27 the eseapemcnt lever 30 pvoted to the said com ,lever permits' the ,escapement wheel 28 to more notch byl notch,

y i said wheel boing d'rivenby the powpf stored pnwl or finger l -retrmitm'g the -ra tchet,

in the spring 29 h5' the rotation of thc shaft l5, the cani wheel 3Q und ty )e wheel liti pivoted thereto, nliso moving s ep hy step wlth the escapement when] As the 1mm .pawl

33 triwersos the contodr of the cam Wheel 32, the bur raised, und. the pin carried by the .l'nsojection u "ion the plate 55 trail erscs the slot formed in the free ein! of tho plate 37, retreating the ratchet :actuating pnwl 38 Acantieri by sind plato, .sind ).mwl en. gaging the. next tooth upon tht` ratchet Wheel 29,21. YWhen the type wheel :1H haie nnnle a complete revohition, the pnwl 33 is forced into the position shown in F (i by this: power ntored in the spring Si hy the out-Y wnrd incr/ement of sind. pnwl1 'the pin cin.'-I ried by the projeetion 3G upon the foe r or roti 35 forcing the plate 37 :ign-in into nominal position n-nfl ucl func-ing the rat-@het actuating' pziwl 38 which rot .t 's ihc ratchet wheel one notch sind brin. he next character up( the type wheel 'iv attached therein, into printing position. I

.A anni wheel il() is nivotei to the ratchetwheel 3S) :incl inlnpteri to he engageri hy :i piiwl il pivotoil to the stntiomirynhaft 16, :ind held in engagement with the earn jvheel by the simili .spring 49. carried by ilieplnte i7. Formed integr-m' with the-f-ini paw?. 4i :inrl also piyoted to the lsimio :y shaft 1G isn linger o1.' proj section 4:5 i'fnryin nA pin 5f-i :adapta-'rl to engage n :slot fl-: formed 1n the free enrgl of a pluto 4.6, the ..itner end or", icl plato heilig lf. .inoinn'ed upon the shaft i5, an: shown in ."ih A ratchet actuating i is piloted to the piate 4:6 und adapted to :icl-nnte the ratchet. wheel pivoted to the type Wheel 9.0 The ratchet n ctinitiini` finger 17 heid in engagement with the ratchet wheel by n sii'inll Spring 49.

iilieel 19 has two curved facon, as, shown in.

Fig. Ax the pzm'l tl-l raised by the cani facce of thc wheelll'), .the pin 4riciirried by uctnnting #mwl 47 attached thereto, by'

means ot e slot t5 formed in said' pinto, radially with reference to tho :shnit 15;, thus v :url l? upon the ratchet .wheel/i8' until Snnipziwl engiigcethe next notch carried ly Sani wheel; the ratchetwhcel-il 'being :id vnnced one notch-when the pawl 41' dropz-i 'from the cam ffice if-the wheel tothe-position' shown in Fig.-

` It will thus' be .seen t1mt\when th type wheel. 1 9 tojvhich is pivotcil the clin wheel 40. hns made one-halt ny revolution, the type l wheel 20 to which is pivotenl the ratchet 'wheel 4:8is advanced one notch und the nent clins upon snidiyh'eel is brought into position. A cam wheel is -pn'- oted to the vtypo 'Wheel lilnnd zulnpted` to be engaged by a een; riding liiiwl 551, pivoted to the Stationary frame 1G, andA held in engagement i'.l'ierewith by the spring 54.

the periphery of the ratchet wheel 56 piv-`.

oteii to the type wheel 2i :and adapted to mtnte the wheel 2l one notch fonevery revo lution of the type wlnfl 1?), hy means ofthe her 52 integrally Lonnected wit-h the pawl il und the project-ion. 53 niorably attached to the pint@ A cani wheel 57 is.; pivotcd to the type wheel Y2i and adapted to be engaged by acain riding pziwl .'SSpivoted vto' the Stationary mit 1C, said pnwi carrying n pin 59 adapted to reciprocate vwithin .the slot iorniofi in the free end of the plate 60, said philo. heilig loosely pivoterl to "the shaft l5 and carrying :i ratchet actuating pawl or finger G1 nda-pied to rotate the ratchet iii-'heel pivoted to the typo wheel A cani Wheel (1L is pivote-d. o lhe'type when! 2-2 and adapted' izo be @ngz ed hlv u. carin riding pnwl (llfpivoted to the tatiomiry frznne U5. [n.- tegrnlly comieclel 'with the prsiwl. 54. is a prf:- jeotlion oriinger G5 carrying ,pin '66 seid pin 'being adapted to reciprocte 'in n slotornier'iin the free end of the plate GT, Huid plate-being pivoted tothe shaft i5, and ce rying the ratchet aotnatingtinger or pani 68, .said pawl finrer bein'g'adapted tocngii-ge the periphery o the. ratchet ivlreel'il and rote-te Iswirl ratchet: wheel step by step, thus bringing 'the charncrere ce rriedhy the type wheel 23, to which the rauchen-.wheel 69 pwoted, sinicesrsivey into printing position.

in) A.

Carried by the stationary elnif. 16' are .dczi-d pziwls T0, 70, urla-pied to engage the chut wheels 39, 48, 5G, 62 l'and 6i), said fleuri pziwls 70 being held in engagement therewith yhy small springs 71. carried by the liar or pleite l?. and being 'ndaptefl to hold. .sind wheels against back lasli.

',lhi` Voprivations of the cum riding und ratchet actuating puwls and the (1o-:acting niovzihlc pinion :in-d ratchet actuating fingers :arried by nl pleite:`y nrc all substantially un described with reference to Fig. 5.

The type Wheels.; inay be formed .of inetalV i or of resilient nint-crial, as desired, the lceilij ent nmtcrnil boing adapted to conform to'lr- 12 5.4 regulan-ities .in the surfaceof the' article to'be porting frame l2, is a plurality of typev i :chene lsvtat'ionarily 'upon the extended end 11 of the "'obyi'ous that many changes tney be' Vin the'arrangemcnts and detail construction of said means.

. The teeth or leaves carried by the 'pinions' inici 24 are 'adapted to mesh ,when the n g mechanism isreturned by' the y c, and move the impression mechanism 'shghtly to com ensate for the movement of themotor mec anism during Ithe time the impression mechanism has been disconnected from. the motor mechanism, thus synchro. nizing. the impressionmechanism with the motor.

in? points is carried by the plate or rod 17, sa d disposed vgrooves or not-ches (not shown formed upon the inner face of the pinionjll, Saidlplate' or` strip 72`pern'iitting the impres- Sionfmehanism to 'rotate when in engagement' 'w'th the motor, but 'constituting a brake ci flock upon the impression mechanism, xidjbeing adapted to. prevent env inadverteilt rotation of the type-wheels when the Y impression-mechanism is disconnected from the motor mechanism. p y

The ear and month 7 3 not having to be often, I preferably mount the seine actuati rod' 9. l v- Loose y pivoted on a shaft 74 between the' `supportirngjrod 11 and one end of the supwheels 75, 75.. Ratchet wheels 76, 76, are

'attached to each'of'said' type wheels 7 Each of thetypeiivheels 75 carries upon the periphery thereof the numerals 1, 2., 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0. A frame 7 7 secured tothe support 11A and the shaft 74 extends around seid type wheels and has pvotei thereto a rod 78, said rod carrying'n plurality of ciead pav'vls 79,A 79. One o'f said dead pawls 1s Vadapted to engage each of the .ratchet wheels 76 to prevent back lash of said wheels, springs 80, 80, holding said dead pawls in ,emgagement with their respectiye.ratchet Wheels. A pawl frame textends around the type wheels 75, 75, .and is loosely pi'voted to the 4shaft 7 4, lsaid frame .81 carrying a `plurality-,fof ratchet actuating pawls 82,182, said pi ,f' s being of 'different lengths, as shown Figs. 7 and 9. A coiled spring 89 carried by'a. rod supported by said pawl frame is adapted tojholcl the pawl's 82', S2 in cngagelnentwith' their respective ratchet Wheels. Each of the ratchet wheels 76 has a cutout portion 83A formed therein, said ratchet Wheels being disposed to bring the eut out portions 83,83, in alinement. A plate .S4 having@ longitudinal slotl 85 is pivoted to' tbemovable supporting` frame. l2

ng "1 4, after an impression 'has beenl Y tractefi, and the pa #i vA stop 72, preferably having two project S5. Attechedto the pawl frame 81 isa'linlt 88 which is pivoted at one end to the pevvl, frame 8]., the other end of said link being pivotccl to the plate 84.

The .operation of the numbering device is as follows: W'hen the movable supporting v frame 1S'. is depressed, the pin 87 carried by the stationa ry frame 3 traverses the slot 85 and carries the 'end of the link 88 pivotecl to.-

the plate Sflrailialiy with reference to the pin 8 carried by the movable frame f1.2, as shown in Fig. 8, the iinic 88 retractingg; the cam frame 8l, the, pe ls SZlalso being rethen in engagement with a r:iti :l1et win-rel 5 'engaging the next notch thereon nml rotating said ratchet Wheel when the movable *Creme 8l is returned -to Aits norn'iai position by the spring 14 crrieti upon the rofl 5),

.After the first )e lwheel 7 5`upon the right, has made one levolution, the pawlv adapted to actuate the ratchet Wheel pivoteti. to said type Wheel, drops .into the aperture 83 formed in said ratchet Wheel and4 the next pawl 82 from the rightv engages its ratchet wheeL-the two type Wheels upon the right rotating;v together one notch. vIt 'will` bei seen that the pawls beingl of dierent lengths are held out of engagement with their respective ratchet Wheels, eimepting when the longer pawls drop into the apertures 83 formed .in the ratchet Wheels.

The construction nncif o eration of the. I'

`type and ratchet. Wheels, o 'the numbering' device above described, and theiry respective pawls will vbe readily untlerstood' by those familiar with this art, as the arrangement and operation of the Wheels and their actuat; ing pawls of the type familinrly used'in automat-ic numbering devices. v

An inling pad 9G adapted to ink' the operative -faccs of the type wheels, said pad being adapted to rest normally out of en.- ;gngement 'with said type wheels and-being pivoted to the stationary frame, es shown in Fig. 7, Carried by the su a .crt 11 is an arm 91 carrying n roller'-92, sai roller being adapted to engage the pad 90, Wherran 1in-.1'

pression is mafie, the pad being carried from the path of the impression mechanism Aas 'l Shown in Fig, 8. A spring l93 is adapted to return the pad 90 to. its normal position, The pmi 9() is 'adapted to be first engagedby the operative faces of thetype- Wheels, und.

after inking' said type wheels, to be engaged by the roller 92 carried! bythe support 91,:

seid roller traversing' the pad- 90 transversely and carrying said pad ont of the path ot the impression mechanism, as'shown in Fig; 8,v

Havingr described my invention what claim as new vand desire to secure by Letters- 'Patent is:

1. The combination in a st'aginp,"of a. Vrocating freine; tiinezprinti'ng means carried thereby-,fa.n1pto1;. .tor automatically varying no' 1 f the character of the in'iliression matie by Said means, number printing means 'arriwl by the reciprocating frame, and automatic meani-` t'or varying the character of the in'ipre-mion made thereby.

The combination in a stamp, ot a reciprocating traine, time printing means carried thereby, a motor for automatically varying the character of the impresniou malle thereby, number printing ineans carried 'by the reciprocating trame,'and means oi'ierateil by the making of an impression for automatically varying the Character ot' the impression made by said number printing meane.

3. T he combination in atiniestanip, of a reciprocating frame, time prii'itiiig,- means carried thereby, a motor tor aiitoinatieally varying the character. of the impression made thereby, number'printing means carried by the reciprocating frame, means operated by the impression movement 01"' the stamp for automatically varying the chai'- aeter of the imi'ireseion made by Said number )rin'ting means, and means inkifip; said time and number printing means.`

4. The combination in a. stamp, ot' a reciprocating frame, time printing means carried thereby, a motor for autoinatii'ally Varying the character ot' the imiviri-issioi'i mailethereby, iiumbei'` printing means carried by the `recipi'oi,'ii.ting frame, nieann for automatically varying the character of the impression made thereby, and pads iiorinally ont of engagementwitb Said time and number printing means for between sueceeeive operations of the stamp.

5. The ci'iinbinatioii in a. stamp, ot' a. reciproe-atingr frame, a mot-or, mi'n'f'able time printing,r means carried by Said reciprocating .traine i'iperatcd by Said motor and separable therefrom in making: an impression, number 'printing means carried by Said. reciprocating Aframe and movable with Said time printing means, and means operated by the impression movement for autoniatit-aliy 'varying the (.fliaraeti'ir rit the iniprehsioii made by Saiil. number printing` means.

`(3. The eo'inliinntion in a Stamp, of :i reciproeating traine. a iiioloi. nvivable time printing: ineair-f -i'airiefl by Said reciprocating traine opel-abat by Haiti motor and separable tlierefl'i'oin in "Hitting au impression, nuii'iber printing, nina; iii-rind by said reeiproeating ii'amv :init mumble with Said time printing' for antoi'naticaliy automatically' inking the Sinne printing:J ineanS means` menne operateigl by the impression moyemeiit for automatically varying' the eliarai-ter ot the impression iii-.ide by eaiil number printing' meant;` and means for autoiiiatically inl-:ingl le-ziitl time and number printing niicansi.

7. 'lh combination in a htamp, oi' a stationary frame, a motor mounted on said tramo, a reciproeatinpl traine, n'ieans mounted on said rccii'irocating frame ol'ierateil by said motor and. `eepaiable there- Vtrom in making an inipresieion, niuiiber printing means .i'iiounled on huid i'miiproeating trame, and n'ieans operated by the iinpression niovoi'nent for automatically Varying the ohziracter of the impi'e. i on made by said. number printing means.

8, The combination in a stamp, of a staiionary frame, a motor niountetl thereon, a reciprocating frame, time printingl means i'zarriei'l by Said reciprocating traine operated by Said motor and separable therefrom in making an impression, number printing moans mounted on Said reriprating frame, means operated by the impression movement nfor anton'iatically varying the character ot impression made by Said number printing means, and meane t'or automatically inking Said number and time print-innr impreseion means.

9. The combination in a stamp, of a Stationary frame having gage parts for engaging the surface to be im mounted on said frame, a rame reciprocating between said gage parts, time printing means carried by said reciprocatinY ltrame operated by said motor and sep-arab e there- .from in making an impression, number printing means carried by said reciprocating frame, means operated by the movement of said reeiproeating frame for automatically varying the impression made by said number printing me'anff., and a pad normally out ot' engagement with Said time and number for automatically inking the same before each impression.

InV witness whereof, I have hereunto sub-- scribed my name in the presence of two wit.- 'neesea VREDE HUK PURDY.

Vtlitiiesses ISABELLE Sriniarinn, Fnn'ra M. h/Mononixno.

time printing i ressed, a motor 

